I Wasn't Supposed to Be Successful (Wilderness Program, Drug Dealers & a Lake House?!)

  ◽ Join Million Dollar Memberships Club → https://paigevandy.com/million-dollar-memberships-club  ◽ Work with Paige privately → https://paige749061.typeform.com/to/EL04fjb3   ⬛ Starter Kit: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts → screenshot before hitting submit → email to [email protected] and we'll send you a free course. This episode is different. It's not a strategy episode. It's not a framework. It's the story I don't lead with often — the one that started long before the memberships, the income, and the lake house I journal-manifested in 2018. I'm talking about being sent to a wilderness program at 15, getting kicked out of boarding school at 18 with nowhere to go, living with people I had no business living with, carrying bear spray just to get from my car to my apartment, and sneaking cheese and bread into my purse because I couldn't afford groceries after rent. I was in survival mode for most of my teenage and young adult years. By most measures, I was not supposed to be successful. But I built something anyway. And then I rebuilt it. And then I walked away from a 7-figure membership business to start over — alone, pregnant, living in a temp home, drowning in legal bills — because I knew I needed to go all in on one thing if I was ever going to build the life I actually wanted for myself and my daughter Grey. This episode is the full story. The hard parts, the pivots, the vision I kept coming back to — and what finally happened when I stopped doing everything and committed to one niche, one offer, one model. If you've ever doubted whether your membership can be the thing that changes your life — this one's for you.   You'll discover: Why people with hard pasts often make the best entrepreneurs — and what that actually means for how you build How 1:1 coaching nearly suffocated Paige's business before she made the switch to memberships What it looked like to walk away from a 7-figure business and start completely over Why being too broadly niched was quietly sabotaging Paige's growth — even when revenue looked good How Paige kept her income running through pregnancy as a single mom — without being on calls The journaling and visualization practice from 2018 that led directly to signing papers on her dream lake house Why most people quit memberships too early — and what to do instead when growth feels slow or messy If this episode lit something up for you — share it with someone who needs to hear it. Sometimes the story is the strategy. ◽ Instagram → @themembershipmuse ◽ YouTube → @themembershipmuse Million Dollar Memberships Podcast is the go-to show for membership site owners and online community builders who are serious about scaling recurring revenue. Hosted by Paige Vandy, founder of Million Dollar Memberships Club, each episode delivers real strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and the honest truth about what it actually takes to build a membership business that lasts — from launch through 7 figures and beyond.